He-Man: PowerCon Exclusives

Hey folks! It’s that time of year when Power-con, the He-man and She-ra Fan convention run by super fansite He-Man.org , which will be held in Los Angeles, CA this year on September 9th and 10th., gets rolling out with their exclusives and ticket sales, and this years exclusives sure are something worth talking about.

Specifically I am referring to the Classics figures, in which we will be receiving not one but TWO 3-packs! The first 3-pack contains a long requested trio of figures based on how they originally appeared within the pages of the mini comics that first came with the vintage Masters of the Universe figures. This 3-pack will be containing the green fur version of Stratos as opposed to the classicly known grey fur version, a green Trap Jaw with more gangly skin and less robotic parts that the original toy and cartoon, and a Prince Adam who is no longer rocking the tight white shirt and magenta vest that many immediately relate to Prince Adam but instead has the open blue vest with no undershirt as seen within the mini comic pages.

The second 3-pack is containing all new figures! These figures are a kit bash (when you throw together old and existing parts to create a new figure) and were based on sketches that were created for an un-produced wave of figures from the 80’s. These figures were shelved due to the Masters of the Universe line ending abruptly in the late 80s after the failure of the film and the property being primed for another direction. These figures contain the new Terroar using parts from Trap Jaw, Mosquitor, and Whiplash, Plasmar who uses parts of Sir Lazer-lot, and Rio Blast, and finally Lord Grasp who utilizes parts of Clawful and Squeeze and Scare Glow. All in all I am super excited to receive these.

The figures are exclusive to Power-Con and are thus a little Pricey. The $105 price tag per 3 pack may not seem too awful at first, as under Mattel a 3 pack ran $90 towards the end, however one must also purchase a non-attendee pass for $25 and pay a hefty Shipping and handling fee of $60 for the first 3-pack and an additional $20 per 3-pack after. They can be ordered directly from www.thepower-con.com, or, if you’d like to save some money, www.bigbadtoystore.com which runs a little cheaper. Or directly from Power-con if you choose to attend this year, however all orders must be made in advance as these are made to order, and Pre orders are up until April 30th..